#3842CA#3842CA

#3842CA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.207 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3842CA
RGB	rgb(56, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(236, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(236, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 41.46, -71.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 82.59, 300.14°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% 0.0072 -0.2065)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.207 272)
XYZ	xyz(14.2362, 9.0000, 56.8526)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3842CA #CAC038

analogous

#388BCA #3842CA #7738CA

triadic

#3842CA #CA3842 #42CA38

tetradic

#3842CA #CA388B #CAC038 #38CA77

square

#3842CA #CA388B #CAC038 #38CA77

split-complementary

#3842CA #CA7738 #8BCA38

monochromatic

#1D226B #29319B #3842CA #6870D7 #999EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#3842CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#3842CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3842CA

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3842CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3842CA	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3842ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.207 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8377db',
    500: '#3842ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3842ca;
$custom-light: #8377db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3842ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.89,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46511,
    "c": 0.20666,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.09001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3842CA

secondary

#CFCB8E

accent

#D747E1

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3842CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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